What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Jayson Werth is doused with water by his teammates after he scored the winning run in the Washington Nationals' ninth-inning comeback versus the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday, April 23.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Reed Sorenson's car catches fire on Saturday, April 26, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Richmond, Virginia. Sorenson was OK after being pulled from the car.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Colombia's Felipe Marquez Ochoa reacts during a polo match against England on Thursday, April 24, during the Copa de las Naciones event in Buenos Aires. England ended up winning the tournament, defeating hosts Argentina in the final.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Sprinter Terezinha Guilhermina competes in the 200 meters along with her guide, Guilherme Santana, during the T11 final of the Loterias Caixa Brazilian Athletics Open Championships on Thursday, April 24. The T11 category is for athletes who are visually impaired.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Goats and their jockeys jostle for position in a race Monday, April 21, in Tobago. The event is part of the island's annual Easter celebration.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Rafael Nadal reaches for a shot on Friday, April 25, during a quarterfinal match at the Barcelona Open in Barcelona, Spain. Nicolas Almagro upset Nadal in three sets, ending Nadal's 41-match winning streak at the event.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Pro tennis player Kei Nishikori, second from right, is thrown into a pool after winning the final of the Barcelona Open on Sunday, April 27.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Swimmer Suzan Karen Oro competes in the 100-meter butterfly on Tuesday, April 22, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was day two of the Maria Lenk Trophy, a swimming tournament in Brazil.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Pittsburgh's Joe Vitale, left, and Columbus' Ryan Murray collide behind the net on Saturday, April 26, during Game 5 of the teams' first-round NHL playoff series. Pittsburgh won the home game to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Wolfsburg's Alexandra Popp celebrates a goal against Turbine Potsdam on Sunday, April 27, during a semifinal match of the UEFA Women's Champions League. Wolfsburg, from Wolfsburg, Germany, won 4-2 to advance to the final against Swedish club Tyreso.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow practice a synchronized dive Friday, April 25, at the FINA/NVC Diving World Series in London. The Brits won silver in the 10-meter platform, losing out to Chen Ruolin and Liu Huixia of China.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Kazenga Lua Lua flips in the air after scoring a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion during their 2-0 win against Yeovil Town on Friday, April 25, in Brighton, England. The teams play in the Championship, the second-highest division of English soccer.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Daniel Talia of the Adelaide Crows kicks the ball during an Australian Football League match against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday, April 27. The Crows won the match, which took place in Melbourne.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Will Mangan of the Boston Cannons takes a shot against the Chesapeake Bayhawks during their Major League Lacrosse game Sunday, April 27, in Boston. The Cannons won the game 15-9 to open their season.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Daniel Dias emerges from the water after competing in the 50-meter butterfly during a Paralympic swimming competition Saturday, April 26, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Jonas Maciulis fires a jump shot for Greek basketball team Panathinaikos during their Euroleague playoff game against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, April 23, in Athens, Greece. Panathinaikos won the game in overtime but lost the quarterfinal series.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Riot police clash with soccer fans at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, prior to the Greek Cup final between Panathinaikos and PAOK on Saturday, April 26. Panathinaikos won the game 4-1.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Seung-Yul Noh is doused with beer by Y.E. Yang, a fellow South Korean golfer, after Noh won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday, April 27. It was Noh's first win on the PGA Tour.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Bethe Correia punches Jessamyn Duke during UFC 172, which took place Saturday, April 26, in Baltimore. Correia won the bout by unanimous decision.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Mark Winterbottom cuts a corner during the ITM 500 Auckland, the fourth event of the V8 Supercars Championship that was held April 25-27 in Pukekohe, New Zealand.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Palermo's Abel Hernandez, foreground, celebrates with his teammates after winning a Serie B match at Latina on Saturday, April 26. Serie B is the second-highest division of Italian soccer.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Silvania Costa de Oliveira, a paralympic athlete from Brazil, competes in the long jump during the T11 event at the Loterias Caixa Brazilian Athletics Open Championships on Friday, April 25. The T11 category is for athletes who are visually impaired.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – John Wall of the Washington Wizards rises for a layup on Sunday, April 27, during Game 4 of the NBA playoff series versus the Chicago Bulls. The Wizards won the game to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Edin Dzeko of Manchester City celebrates a goal during an English Premier League match against Crystal Palace on Sunday, April 27, in London. Manchester City won the game 2-0.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Avtandil Tchrikishvili of Georgia, bottom, competes against Loic Pietri of France at the European Judo Championships in Montpellier, France, on Friday, April 25. Tchrikishvili won the match, which was the final in the 81-kilogram category (nearly 179 pounds).

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals breaks his bat on a groundout Friday, April 25, during a Major League Baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Players with the Qatari soccer team Al-Sadd celebrate after scoring a goal against Al-Ahli during an AFC Champions League match in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, April 22. Al-Sadd won the game 2-1 to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Beach volleyball player Jan Dumek dives to the ground during a match Wednesday, April 23, at the Fuzhou Open in Fuzhou, China.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Detroit's Luke Glendening battles for the puck with Boston's Kevan Miller in Game 3 of the teams' first-round NHL playoff series on Tuesday, April 22. Boston, the defending Eastern Conference champions, won the game and later the series.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Chicago Bulls guard D.J. Augustin gets knocked to the floor Tuesday, April 22, in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series against the Washington Wizards. The Wizards won the game to grab a 2-0 series advantage.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim stands on deck Tuesday, April 22, in a game against the Washington Nationals. Pujols hit his 500th career home run earlier in the game, which the Angels won 7-2.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Horses are raced at the Audemars Piguet Sprint Cup, which was held Sunday, April 27, at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. Douglas Whyte won the race aboard Charles the Great.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Isaac Vallie-Flagg reacts after the conclusion of his bout against Takanori Gomi during UFC 172, which took place Saturday, April 26, in Baltimore. Gomi won by unanimous decision.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Indiana State's Greggmar Swift collides with Arkansas' Omar McLeod at the finish line of the 110-meter hurdles Saturday, April 26, at the Drake Relays meet in Des Moines, Iowa. Swift finished in second and McLeod finished in third.

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What a shot! 37 amazing sports photos – Jon Jay of the St. Louis Cardinals slides into Travis d'Arnaud of the New York Mets as d'Arnoud attempts a double play Tuesday, April 22, in New York. The Cardinals won the game 3-0.